Iran's exiled judoka keeps fighting on Reporter's notebook: Joining Saeid Mollaei during training offered a glimpse into the struggles of the man who fled his country after he refusing to throw a fight to avoid competing against the Israeli who is now a firm friend Oren Aharoni | Published: 01.17.21 , 15:05 I was at the Doha Masters judo tournament in the Qatari capital when a photo of the event I posted on Instagram received a like from Saeid Mollaei, the former Iranian judoka who had fled his country after refusing to throw a fight in order to avoid competing against Israel's Sagi Muki.